Summary The incumbent serves as the COMPACT Care Coordinator (CCC) Senior Social Worker for Wilmington VAMC. The CCC serves in facilitating implementation of COMPACT Act, which includes education of providers, internal stakeholder, external stakeholder, Veterans and their families on COMPACT Act. CCC serves as clinical care team point of contact and facility SME on COMPACT Act and will also provide clinical case management to Veterans that are actively involved in utilizing COMPACT Act services. Responsibilities VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz\ua\UU The incumbent serves as the COMPACT Care Coordinator (CCC) Senior Social Worker for Wilmington Delaware VA Medical Center (WVAMC). The CCC serves in facilitating implementation of COMPACT Act, which includes education of providers, internal stakeholder, external stakeholder, Veterans and their families on COMPACT Act. CCC serves as clinical care team point of contact and facility SME on COMPACT Act and will also provide clinical case management to Veterans that are actively involved in utilizing COMPACT Act services. The incumbent assumes responsibility for evaluating implementation efforts at the facility and VISN, if requested, and for ensuring adherence to policies and procedures from the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (OMHSP). CCC will report to the Social Worker Supervisor for Behavioral Health Service. Senior Social Worker works independently using his/her educational training, clinical experience, VA policies, and Joint Commission standards to administer direct services to a Veteran population. Senior Social Worker provides therapeutic services to individuals, families, and groups covering a wide variety of psychosocial issues not limited to the mental health setting. Senior Social Worker collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in the provision of comprehensive health care services to Veterans and ensures equity of access, service, and benefits to this population. Senior Social Worker collects, develops, and analyzes data using appropriate clinical indicators and monitoring activities to assure that the care provided is of the highest quality; provides consultation and education to VA staff and community-based service providers including medical residents and social work practicum students. Senior Social Worker documents clinical activities and interventions in Veteran's medical record utilizing the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and ensures appropriate hand off when transferring of Veteran care. Independently provides clinical psychosocial treatment and case management services at an advanced practice level to eligible Veterans and their family members to meet biological, psychological, social, and environmental needs. Veterans treated may come from a wide geographic area, and their medical and mental health problems and needs are complex and require a high degree of clinical oversight and creative problem solving. Provides clinical community-based case management services to Veterans with complex mental health and psychosocial needs, severe functional impairment, and high inpatient and emergency department utilization, in coordination with existing community and VA services. The services provided by the Senior Social Worker assist Veterans in defining and pursuing a personal mission and vision based on identified strengths and self-chosen values, interests, personal roles, and goals. Clinical case management focuses on all aspects of the physical and social environment through the utilization of community experiences as in-vivo treatment opportunities to facilitate Veterans' recovery. Senior Social Worker services demand a high amount of drive time as interventions occur primarily in the community and multiple visits per week may be made to the Veteran as needed. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Authorized at the discretion of the supervisor Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment NOTE: Prior to accepting a final employment offer, all selected applicants will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding deployment responsibilities You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a trial period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination and maintain CDT physical readiness. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Must be able to meet physical demands which include strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distances over difficult terrain, running, climbing, working long hours in primitive or arduous conditions, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping. Qualifications Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Master's degree in Social Work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the school of social work is fully accredited. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following qualification criteria must be met for each grade. The candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the grade. Experience: At least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment and are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing or speech may be required. However, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Education Additional Information During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
